A FEDEX cargo jet was forced to make an emergency landing after bursting into flames just moments after taking off from the airport.
The plane was flying out of Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey when huge explosion-like sounds were reporetdly heard.
The FedEx plane was seen buring after it made an emergency landing
Footage captured by people on the ground shows the plane flying overhead while the aircraft’s engine is still on fire.
The plane was in the air for an estimated nine minutes before it was forced to make an emergency landing, according to flight data.
One post on X posted: “Engine failure/fire FedEx 3609 at Newark on takeoff, returned to land.”
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